Ebay SSR

[shortyjacobs]

Get the xlr connectors that Kai has a link to on theelectricbrewery. I think it's a link to amazon. I got cheap ones off eBay and they aren't made very well, which is weird because they arent even Chinese, it's says Swiss made on them.

Personally, I really like the ones I got from Auber.

 

[iijakii]

I like the connectors, but hate the panel mount from Auber. Bought those then changed to the XLR because I wanted that recessed panel-mount.

 

[runningweird]

i found some on amazon - about 16 bucks for 4 sets of male/female. guess I will have extra if I need to upgrade from PWM BK to a PID.

I don't care about them being flush - I just want something I can brew with safely.

 

[chaserchap]

I bought the temp sensors mentioned on here and mine aren't waterproof. Granted I'm losing like 3 drops an hour, but still. There weren't any O-rings attached inside or out either, is there something I can do to remedy this? Also, how do you adjust the length? The spring inside the housing will not move on the probe...

 

[runningweird]

did you wrap the threads in teflon tape?

 

[chaserchap]

It's not leaking where it's screwed into the T-fitting (I taped that), it's leaking where the probe itself slides through the casing.

 

[runs4beer]

Mine are not instaled yet, but there is, at least on mine, an oring on the 1/2 inch conector that the probe slides onto. Tomorrow i will be brewing on a system of a friend who has the same probes I let you know if his leak or not.

 

[chaserchap]

Is the O-ring on the probe itself or on the connector? What size O-ring, in case I need to buy one...? Also, do you have to slide the spring to adjust the probe length? I can't seem to get it to move.

 

[runs4beer]

The oring is in the 1/2 inch conector, just inside the opening, if you slide the 1/2" conector down the probe you should feel it in there. I would think if ot was missing all together it would leak much faster then you are seeing. The spring is very tight on the probe but is should come off. Maybe a drop of vegetable oil would help?

 

[chaserchap]

Oil and some elbow grease got the spring moved, but there was definitely no o-ring. I had a rubber washer that was a bit small but still fit over the probe, so I'm going to give that a try.

 

[JRems]

Unscrew and remove the whole 1/2" threaded section and look in the tip where the probe pokes through. There is a tiny o ring that is what seals. I used my system today with these probes and there were no leaks at all on any probes. To move the spring twist it. it comes off very easy.

 

[chaserchap]

I see it now. To be fair it was an extremely slow leak, couple drops an hour maybe, but still.

 

[runningweird]

Just received the probe in the mail. Holy crap - seems like its built like a tank. I expected some kind of flimsy cord covering but it seems very well made.

I will report back once I get my PID installed and figure out how to wire this thing

 

[runningweird]

so i wired it up - I have an omega pid and the probe is reading a few degrees high. I think i need to work out the settings on the pid.

 

[runningweird]

Im sure someone already knows this here - I'm not sure what this type of probe is - I need to set up my PID to read from a specific type of probe.

this is an RTD right? any other info i should know?

the manual for my PID is here http://www.omega.com/Manuals/manualpdf/M1303.pdf

help?

 

[JRems]

It'd a pt100 type rtd

 

[runningweird]

with some help from Omega controls customer service engineers I was able to get the PID and RTD to match up - I also got the PID to play nicely with the SSR and I got everything done in my control panel except cutting the hold for the PID itself - which scares me a bit but I am going to go try it - my panel is just a cheap plastic tool box so worst case I have to get another one.

 

[JRems]

Just a question, why omega instead of the auber?
Also to cut the hole, I marked it out, drilled a hole in each corner then used a dremel to cut. Use a file to clean it up and get the corners square.

 

[runningweird]

Just a question, why omega instead of the auber?
Also to cut the hole, I marked it out, drilled a hole in each corner then used a dremel to cut. Use a file to clean it up and get the corners square.

why omega? I got two omega PID's on here for 8 bucks each with the same capabilities as an auber pid. I haven't run the system yet - almost got the whole thing together in the panel - now I need to put all the fittings on my keggles tomorrow.

 

[runs4beer]

why omega? I got two omega PID's on here for 8 bucks each.

Well, that explans it, when I looked and saw their retail prices for I wonder why too.

 

[runningweird]

yeah - I was a bit worried as they were so cheap - until tonight I wasn't sure they would even turn on. But the unit i built into my panel runs the ssr and gets a good read from the probe - hopefully Saturday I will give the system its premier run through. .

they are stupid expensive though - I got a cn76020 model and a micromega controller - really pricey new - around 200. not sure why i got mine so cheap but I am happy so far.